Makers, Don't Let Yourself Be Forced Into the 'Manager Schedule'

Re:Makers, Don't Let Yourself Be Forced Into the 'Manager Sc... by rohtul on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @08:11AM (#19918601)

Basecamp offers an interesting take on this. Basically, treat your office like you would a library, regardless if you are a maker or a manager. Too bad most don't have the discipline for it.

I've recently been stuck in the purgatory between the two schedules, having to manage a small team and do my own work at the same time. Totally ruined my productivity. I wish it were as easy as finding the right productivity tool...

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Re:Makers, Don't Let Yourself Be Forced Into the 'Manager Sc... by zzaner on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @08:14AM (#19918615)

I know what you mean. The Basecamp approach applies even if you don't have a physical office - we work remotely most of the time, but have similar "library rules" in place for Slack. Took some time to get people to follow them but it's not impossible.

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Re:Makers, Don't Let Yourself Be Forced Into the 'Manager Sc... by rohtul on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @08:29AM (#19918713)

I wish we could quit Slack altogether. It makes it too easy to people to disrupt each other's work. Unless the office is on fire, send me a well-formulated request instead of doing it one line at a time and flooding my screen with popups.

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Re:Makers, Don't Let Yourself Be Forced Into the 'Manager Sc... by db48x on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @11:20AM (#19920281)

Just turn off notifications.

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